September 17, 2012Comments Off on Sayville schools discrimination case dismissed

At the close of the 2008-2009 school year, then-Sayville school teacher Roberta Weisbecker, who was on maternity leave at the time, was informed by the district’s superintendent that she would not be recommended for tenure to the Board of Education.

December 7, 2011Comments Off on Rice: NYC teacher doubled as loan shark

A 36-year-old teacher from East Meadow was arrested last night after allegedly lending out $40,000 at an annual interest rate more than four times the legal limit. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said Sean Harris, a physical education teacher ...

July 6, 2011Comments Off on Locust Valley teacher indicted on sex charges

A Locust Valley teacher arrested in May pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he had inappropriate sexual contact with 14 children, all of whom were younger than 11 years old when the events occurred. John Benstock, 47, of Bayville, allegedly ...

A New York Senate hearing reveals school districts are declining to act against some bad teachers because of the costly disciplinary process and many accused teachers quietly resign, free to teach elsewhere. Testimony by the state Education Department and School ...

Plainview resident Joshua Pfeffer, a former student at Farmingdale State College, just named a planet after his favorite professor. Way to make the rest of the class look bad, Josh. After being selected as a 2010 Intel finalist in mathematics, ...